Bushy Eyebrows and Bear Claw

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Do we look a little… um… different? What’s with my bushy eye brows and Ryan’s “bear claw” beard, you may be wondering? Movember, of course! Every November, the guys in my office take the month off from shaving in an effort to raise money for prostate cancer. Then, on the last day of the month,Continue Reading …

Apparently My Name is Daniel

A couple of days ago I was logging into AOL to check my email. (Yes, I still use AOL and my email address is comprised of random letters and numbers – 8th grade-style. Don’t judge.) Once I logged in, I was greeted with a “Howdy, Daniel” at the top, left side of my AOL homepage.Continue Reading …

Thin Mint Protein Shake

Today started with Sadie’s favorite morning activity… a run! Sadie just about peed herself (in fact, she may have actually peed herself) when she saw my friend Laurel hop out of her SUV to meet us for a 5-mile run around the lake near my apartment. We took this morning’s run nice and easy becauseContinue Reading …

Italian Pizza Bake

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Day one of Operation Get Out of a Food Rut has proven successful! I arrived home from work today feeling motivated to get my groove on in the kitchen. I spent some time perusing the web in hopes of finding and intriguing recipe to try this evening. When I stumbled upon this recipe for anContinue Reading …

My Food Rut

Let the healthy eating continue! Whole grains… Check! Protein + Healthy Fats + Veggies… Check! It feels good to be back! Now onto some food-related discussion… My Food Rut A food rut. We’ve all been there. To me, a food rut is not categorized by simply eating the same foods day in and day out.Continue Reading …

Welcome Back, Healthy Food!

Who else is ready to get back to a normal schedule and some healthy eating? As much as I love holidays and indulgent foods, after a while my body craves healthier fare. After four days of serious eating, I feel a little sluggish this morning and am ready to wave goodbye to pumpkin pie forContinue Reading …